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The expenditure for care for school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government.
The amount paid for janitors is
$105,058.35
The cost of fuel is
38,186.28
The cost of light is
22,577.40
A total cost of
165,822.03
A total cost per capita of.
9.98
Cost of repairs
40,506.73
-
+
STATEMENT OF WORK OF SCHOOL NURSES For School Year ending June 30, 1935
PUPILS ESCORTED TO CLINICS
Oper-
ations
Conta- gion found in
* Home Visits
Hy- giene Talks
Pedic- ulosis
Un- clean
Eye
Ear
Nose and Throat
*Med- ical
Sur- gical
Skin
Dental
Corrected Vision
Corrected Hearing
Tonsils
Adenolds
School
Home
New
Old
School
Home
October
143
12136
1239
746
27
220
1649
42
216
645
16
127
12
1
46
6
27
4
37
2.1
1
2
1
4
34
45
288
531
235
Docember ..
112
7488
1930
681
16
149
694
160
26
654
69
141
13
2
15
14
17
2
2
9
25
7
494
7
January .....
114
6719
716
606
8
123
1099
480
43
644
13
194
15
3
1
6
29
11
2
2
6
3
27
8
839
9
February ...
123
6786
312
623
12
88
778
648
42
619
6-1
90
19
2
1
2
27
23
6
5
2
2
15
30
14
636
13
March ..
149
12192
1422
794
11
148
1087
977
43
1167
17
273
1
8
1
2
44
48
2
6
9
2
6
6
12
33
16
1493
12
April
144
9779
2677
721
20
166
2011
519
60
800
138
8
1
1
23
19
1
3
2
1
3
3
36
35
239
515
7
May
166
10042
6306
916
14
8-1
692
622
74
4
1
19
13
1
2
3
9
16
3
18
6
106
11
June
165
6733
266
593
30
131
9
63
1
7
1
Total ... 1413
92844
20894
6744 210 1787 10535
2726
702 5926
257 1236 109
6
22
7
214
87
296
7
20
59
9
24
24 140
4
264 692
6618
335
· Treated by famlly physlelan or dentist.
New: Seen first time during school year. Old: Cases followed up
13,445 Children weighed. 46 Class Talks In Hyglene given.
21 Tonsil and Adenold Examinations.
100
6696
948
456
29
467
724
144
76
17
1
20
13
137
73
53
5
...
...
......
18
6
154
15
November ..
197
14279
6778
909
48
211
1801
121
846
18
258
7
1
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Optician
seen
Guardian
Teachers
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
Old
New
....
...
48
57
2
2
2
4
4
10
1
29
9
784
26
School
DATE
Total No. of Pupils
Notice sent to
Consultations with
Consultations with
Treatment In School
INSPECTIONS
Dental
Med. Inspector
.
4
September ..
...
66
......
.
1
16
43
1
214
11
The second important expenditure is wholly under the control of the School Committee and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The following is the itemized account :
-Day Schools
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior
Elementary Vocational
High
-Evening Schools Elementary
Vocational
Continuation School and American- ization Work
Officers' Salaries ..
$34,189.65
Office Expenses
3,699.35
Text Books
15,320.89
$4,804.44
$4,688.96
$5,544.87
$68.35
$213.40
..
..
$0.87
Stationery
and
Supplies
and
Other Expenses
of instruction ....
21,144.49
7,527.01
4,781.94
5,749.73
2,426.94
309.60
10.93
338.34
Miscellaneous
(Tuition, etc.) ..
4,297.23
1,082.91
688.54
2,314.68
96.49
44.15
5.26
4.00
61.20
Total
$78,651.61
$13,414.36
$10,159.44
$13,609.28
$2,591.78
$567.15
$16.19
$4.00
$400.41
....
..
The third, and by far the largest, element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. This expenditure is under the control of the School Committee.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
289
The following statement shows the distribution of the sums paid for salaries :
-Day Schools-
Expenditures
Total
High
Junior
Elementary
Vocational
High
-Evening Schools- Elementary
Vocational
Continuation School and American- ization Work
Supervisors
$24,225.00
$3,605.00
$4,615.00
$14,205.00
$1,800.00
Principals
53,521.64
5,000.00
11,266.66
28,924.98
$6,500.00
$420.00
$354.00
$156.00
900.00
Teachers
1,126,477.22
253,063.72
323,070.16
502,427.02
26,760.32
10,820.00
1,128.00
549.00
8,659.00
Total
$1,204,223.86
$261,668.72
$338,951.82
$545,557.00
$33,260.32
$11,240.00
$1,482.00
$705.00
$11,359.00
The total outlay for all school purposes includes all the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings.
290
ANNUAL REPORTS
291
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1935, is as follows :
Care
$165,822.03
Contingent
44,461.96
Salaries
1,238,413.51
Total for school maintenance
1,448,697.50
Paid for repairs
40,506.73
Paid for new buildings
72,417.70
Total for all school purposes
1,561,621.93
Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion :
1930
Janitors' salaries ..
$0.070
1931 $0.073
1932 $0.074
1933 $0.074
1934 $0.075
1935 $0.073
Heat and light ....
0.039
0.047
0.042
0.038
0.035
0.042
Administration
0.019
0.023
0.025
0.024
0.024
0.026
School supplies ....
0.047
0.041
0.038
0.035
0.032
0.028
Teachers' salaries
0.825
0.816
0.821
0.829
0,834
0.831
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
$1.000
The Per Capita Cost of Day Schools for 1934 and 1935
High School.
Junior High Schools.
Elementary Schools.
All Day Schools.
1931.
1935.
Change
1934.
1935.
Change
1934.
1935.
Change
1934.
1935.
Change
Instruction Supplies Care
$86.33 4.62 10 37
៛85.08 4.57 10.27
-$1.25 0.05 0.10
$83.84 2.93 8.30
$86.17 2.85 9.58
+ $2.33 -0.08 +1.28
$61.50 1.88 8.92
$60.64 1.61 9.12
-- - $0.86 -0.27 +0.20
$71.90 2.66 9.04
$72.13 2.49 9.53
+$0.23
-0.17
+0.49
Total
$101.32
$99.92
-$1.40
$95.07
$98.60
+$3.53
$72.30
$71.37
.. - $0.93
$83.60
$84.15
+$0.55
292
The following shows :
Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computation we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational schools.
ANNUAL REPORTS
293
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
.
Including the cost of maintenance of evening schools, the per capita cost is as follows :
Cost of Instruction
1930 $67.30
1931 $69.92
1932 $71.95
1933 $72.15
1934 $72.17
1935 $72.40
Cost of Supplies ..
3.56
3.19
3.15
2.83
2.67
2.51
Cost of Care
8.66
9.79
9.99
9.41
9.12
9.60
Total
$79.52
$82.90
$85.09
$84.39
$83.96
$84.51
An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $1.25 less for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1934, and 5 cents less per pupil for supplies.
The elementary schools have cost 86 cents less per pupil for instruction, and 27 cents less for supplies.
The amount spent for the school year 1935 was $12.36, or 21 cents more than was spent in 1934. The amount yielded for each child in the average membership of the schools for 1935, not including the vocational schools, was $84.51.
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Table 1-Schoolhouses, December, 1935
NAME
tNo. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing
Material
How Heated
How Ventilated
Valuation, including Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
High
) West )
+102
3,047
Brick
Steam
Fan
*$1,263,500
1895 1871 1927
8 rooms added 1906 >30 rooms added 1913 (27 rooms added 1928
Gymnasium
1867
Prescott
13
1
922
49,310
Brick Brick
Steam Steam
Fan Fan
139,200
1916
Knapp
¥13
517
24,517
Brick
Steam Steam
Gravity Gravity
88,600
1891
13 rooms added 1918 8 rooms added 1923 Alterations and Add- itions made in 1931
4 rooms added 1882
** Edgerly
24,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
43,000
1871
Glines
¥14
644
28,800
Brick
Steam
Gravity
101,400
1891
Chandler
35
1,448
74,124
Brick
Steam
Fan
638,900
1923
Forster
13
1
757
30,632
Brick
Steam
Gravity
112,000
1866
Bingham
16
657
35,586
Brick
Steam
Gravity
82,000
1886
Carr
15
649
20,450
Brick
Steam
Gravity
63,100
1898
Morse ..
12
434
29,000 23,260
Brick
Steam
Gravity
64,000
1869
Highland ..
12
422
Brick
Steam
Gravity
73,600
1880
Carried forward
328
11,375
$3,103,600
* Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13-1/10 acres; land not included in valuation.
Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, etc.
** Torn down, being replaced.
¿ One room used for dental clinic.
ANNUAL REPORTS
4 rooms added 1894
Pope .
12
570
27,236
Brick
Bell
47
1,308
29,860
Brick
Steam
Fan
374,400
1874
-
4 rooms added 1892
5 rooms added 1896
Folsom S
13
1899
4 rooms added 1894 8 rooms added 1904
6 rooms added 1890 4 rooms added 1891
*
School / East
Southworth
¥11
59,900
1889
Table 1-(Concluded)-Schoolhouses, December, 1935
NAME
No. of Classrooms
No. of Sittings
Size of Lot, includ- ing Space Occupied by Build- ing
Material
How Heated
How Ventil ated
Valuation, including Furniture
When Built
Enlargements
Brought forward.
328 #14 44
11,375 500
35,034 218,071
Brick Brick
Steam Steam
Gravity Fan
$3,103,600 126,200 483,000
1896 1917
9 rooms added 1923 § Alterations and Addi- tions made in 1931 6 rooms added 1915
Cutler
20
873
53,729
Brick Brick
Steam
Fan Gravity
58,000
1902
Hanscom
10
531
16,767
Brick
Steam
Fan
70,500
1897
4 rooms added 1907 4 rooms added 1907
Brown
10
420
26,733
Brick
Steam
Gravity Gravity Unit
*47,000
1905
Cummings
8
301
22,800
Brick
Steam
System Unit
100,800
1930
Grimmons.
8
324
84,354
Brick
Steam
System
Burns
8
336
16,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
49,000
1886
Lowe ..
8
386
21,650
Brick
Steam
Gravity
59,000
1903
Baxter
6
290
11,000
Brick
Steam
Gravity
40,700
1901
Perry
6
277
46,080
Brick
Steam
Gravity
56,100
1899
Boys' Vocational
( Davis 4 Machine Shop 2 ( Automobile Shop2
8
30,155
Wood
Steam
Gravity
71,000
1884
( Machine shop added 1917 Automobile shop added 1918
Durell
4
163
13,883
Brick
Steam Steam
Gravity Gravity
26,100
1894
Lincoln
4
166
17,662
Wood
25,700
1885
Total
507|18,285
* State property.
#One room used for Dental Clinic
295
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
83,700
1901
Proctor.
#9
356
Brick
Steam
89,500
1932
Original built in 1884
Bennett
12
475
21,964
Steam
145,800
1912
Hodgkins
Cliff
1,512
$4,635,700
4 rooms added 1899
296
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 2-Cost of Maintaining Schools For the School Year 1934-1935
FROM SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
SPENT BY CITY GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total
High
$268,088.57
$14,404.51
$32,352.28
$314,845.36
Northeastern Jr.
126,725.73
3,842.29
10,659.86
141,227.88
Southern Jr.
111,643.71
3,491.50
13,678.53
128,813.74
Western Jr
108,793.11
4,113.32
13,768.87
126,675.30
Prescott
42,287.98
1,203.79
6,462.47
49,954.24
Hanscom
24,790.39
720.72
3,328.69
28,839.80
Bennett
22,256.19
985.56
3,206.64
26,448.39
Baxter
14,048.34
298.14
2,496.41
16,842.89
Knapp
24,678.13
630.07
3,479.54
28,787.74
Perry
12,849.70
357.78
2,496.42
15,703.90
Pope
24,800.82
826.26
3,632.83
29,319.91
Cummings
16,721.50
399.11
2,886.54
20,007.15
Edgerly
30,389.90
769.51
3,848.78
35,008.19
Grimmons
17,531.65
437.25
2,880.54
20,849.44
Forster
40,517.66
1,099.77
5,428.64
47,046.07
Bingham
35,230.10
753.51
4,473.12
40,456.73
Carr
33,555.82
741.05
4,941.28
39,238.15
Morse
26,037.45
592.76
3,681.60
30,311.81
Proctor
14,841.85
397.86
2,525.72
17,765.43
Durell
8,754.46
197.24
2,080.27
11,031.97
Burns
19,553.05
3449.48
2,886.54
22,789.07
Brown
23,290.00
763.35
3,276.69
27,330.04
Highland
22,289.13
495.70
2,769.63
25,554.46
Hodgkins
25,736.94
730.92
4,104.96
30,572.82
Cutler
44,687.95
1,216.87
6,683.39
52,588.21
Lincoln
7,759.25
263.37
2,080.27
10,102.89
Lowe
16,598.19
338.60
2,886.54
19,823.33
Atypical.
12,965.20
294.28
2,513.28
15,772.76
Sight Saving
2,072.42
29.31
307.73
2,409.46
Continuation
6,282.70
417.96
1,884.97
8,585.63
Americanization
5,359.50
27.45
1,609.71
6,996.66
Evening High
11,472.26
604.05
1,396.05
13,472.36
Elementary
1,498.30
18.78
913.70
2,430.78
Practical Arts
717.22
5.94
108.69
831.85
Boys' Vocational
30,772.34
2,571.48
2,938.14
36,281.96
Independent House- hold Arts.
2,816.00
72.42
1,092.71
3,981.13
Total
$1,238,413.51
$44,461. 96
$165,822.03
$1,448,697.50
Glines.
297
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 3-Per Capita Cost of Maintaining Schools For the School Year 1934-1935
SCHOOLS.
Instruction and Supervision.
Supplies.
Care.
Total.
High
$85.08
$4.57
$10.27
$99.92
Northeastern Jr.
85.57
2.59
7.20
95.36
Southern Jr.
87.02
2.72
10.66
100.40
Western Jr.
85.93
3.25
10.88
100.06
Prescott
54.42
1.55
8.32
64.29
Hanscom
47.40
1.38
6.36
55.14
Bennett.
60.98
2.70
8.79
72.47
Baxter
73.17
1.55
13.00
87.72
Knapp
70.11
1.79
9.88
81.78
Perry
69.83
1.94
13.57
85.34
Pope
50.51
1.68
7.52
59.71
Cummings
56.49
1.35
9.75
67.59
Edgerly
61.40
1.55
7.78
70.73
Grimmons.
68.22
1.70
11.21
81.13
Forster.
54.75
1.49
7.34
63.58
Bingham
61.06
1.31
7.75
70.12
Carr
70.94
1.57
10.45
82.96
Morse
65.09
1.48
9.20
75.77
Proctor
58.66
1.57
9.98
70.21
Durell
84.99
1.91
20.20
107.10
Burns
74.63
1.33
11.02
86.98
Brown
60.33
1.98
8.49
70.80
Highland
70.76
1.57
8.79
81.12
Hodgkins
53.95
1.53
8.61
64.09
Cutler
58.34
1.59
8.73
68.66
Lincoln
52.43
1.78
14.06
68.27
Lowe
73.77
1.51
12.83
88.11
Atypical
124.66
2.83
24.16
151.65
Sight Saving
188.40
2.66
27.97
219.03
Evening
11.72
.54
1.21
13.47
Continuation
63.46
4.22
19.04
86.72
Americanization
18.87
.10
5.67
24.64
Elementary
60.64
1.61
9.12
71.37
All schools ( without
state-aided schools)
72.40
2.51
9.60
84.51
Boys' Vocational
191.13
15.97
18.25
Ind. Household Arts.
51.20
1.32
19.87
225.35 72.39
Glines
298
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 4-Annual Cost of Maintaining the Schools
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
Amounts are given to the nearest dollar and include what has been paid for maintaining day and evening schools of all grades.
EAR.
Average Member- ship.
Instruction and Super- vision.
School Supplies.
Light.
Heating.
Janitors.
School Tele- phones.
1912
11,710
$306,709
$30,319
$5,995 $15,676
$30,219
$512
$389,431
1913
11,856
320,744
25,877
5,842
16,055
32,939
542
402,092+
1914
12,320
338,587
26,843
6,448
18,952
33,711
624
425,165
1915
12,903
357,581
29,389
5,755
18,366
32,674
213
443,978
1916
13,191
363,948
26,098
6,233
20,197
34,667
451,143
1917
12,770
376,138
29,221
5,429
25,487
35,718
471,993
1918
12,656
410,589
33,587
6,966
35,839
42,063
18
529,062
1919
12,733
437,730
33,225
8,821
22,960
55,710
*559,328
1920
12,836
613,294
40,079
10,092
37,083
56,381
*757,679
1921
13,396
714,859
26,329
12,163
63,017
61,435
*878,153
1923
14,308
752,272
44,106
9,883
64,726
63,408
934,395
1924
14,544
769,773
52,757
9,803
34,162
67,277
933,772
1925
14,699
790,963
45,259
12,226
41,846
73,967
964,261
1926
15,042
851,758
46,497
13,319
23,316
74,924
1,009,814
1927
15,042
944,548
47,388
13,187
39,524
82,773
1,127,460
1928
15,190
974,328
51,041
13,898
23,544
86,580
1,149,391
1929
15,521
1,021,916
54,663
19,458
30,032
87,452
1,213,521
1930
15,632
1,076,845
59,560
18,403
31,827
89,483
1,276,118
1931
15,915
1,141,065
56,074
22,411
41,502
98,823
1,359,876
1932
16,030
1,188,529
53,788
26,819
32,306
104,709
1,406, 151
1933
16,303
1,200,830
48,644
22,777
29,751
105,412
1,407,413
1934
16,616
1,231,330
45,837
20,944
29,371
107,468
1,434,950
1935
6,613
1,238,414
44,462
22,577
38,186
105,058
1,448,697
t $92.50 included for rental of church for schoolhouse purposes in Ward 7.
* Includes $882.50, rent of Armory, in 1919. ,, ,,
750.00,
in 1920.
350.00,
in 1921
250.00, =
,,
in 1922.
61,987
*889,877
1922
14,109
747,905
42,682
10,531
26,521
FROM SCHOOL APPRO- PRIATION.
SUM SPENT UNDER DIRECTION OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
Total.
299
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 5-Annual Cost Per Capita of Maintaining Schools
FOR A SERIES OF YEARS (Based on the average membership)
YEAR.
Instruction and Supervision.
School Supply Expenses.
Janitors, Heat and Light.
Total.
Assessors' Valuation of City.
Ratio of Cost of School Main- tenance to Valuation.
1912
$23 61
$2 12
$3 99
$29 72
$69,632,540
$ .00556
1913
24 54
1 91
4 18
30 63
71,848,811
.00559
1914
24 55
1 89
4 27
30 71
74,887,800
.00568
1915
24 90
2 03
3 92
30 85
77,153,500
.00575
1916
26 25
1 88
4 41
32 54
79,304,329
.00569
1917
26 72
2 05
4 61
33 38
78,921,472
.00595
1918
29 58
2 40
6 09
38 07
84,639,280
.00625
1919
31 82
2 45
6 43
40 70
87,353,424
.00643
1920
44 34
2 80
7 45
54 59
83,910,855
.00903
1921
50 07
1 60
9 62
61 29
86,718,290
.01012
1922
50 90
2 77
6 73
60 40
88,158,139
.01009
1923
50 39
2 85
9 24
62 48
92,519,400
.01010
1924
51 21
3 34
7 39
61 94
99,311,000
.00940
1925
51 25
2 79
8 35
62 39
104,769,800
.00920
1926
54 87
2 90
6 96
64 73
109,262,400
.00915
1927
60 89
2 94
8 49
72 32
116,406,900
.00969
1928
62 23
3 01
7 68
72 92
120,172,300
.00956
1929
63 95
3 19
8 33
75 47
118,840,900
.01021
1930
67 30
3 56
8 66
79 52
122,420,200
.01042
1931
69 92
3 19
9 79
82 90
123,051,300
.01105
1932
71 95
3 15
9 99
85 09
150,285,500
.00936
1933
72 15
2 83
9 41
84 39
119,798,800
.00704
1934
72 17
2 67
9 12
83 96
118,100,500
.00711
1935
72 40
2 51
9 60
84 51
117,182,500
.01236
300
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 6-Amount Spent Annually for all School Purposes. FOR A SERIES OF YEARS
YEAR.
For New Schoolhouses.
For Repairs and Permanent Improvements.
For Maintaining Schools.
Amount Spent for all School Purposes
1912
$35,527
$14,163
$389,431
$439,121
1913
34,866
19,341
402,092
456,299
1914
120,913
19,700
425,165
565,778
1915
9,745
28,212
443,978
481,935
1916
81,184
21,634
451,143
553,961
1917
94,420
27,283
471,993
593,696
1918
100,177
30,126
529,062
659,365
1919
104,067
20,492
559,328
683,887
1920
200
44,286
757,679
802,165
1921
3,285
39,573
878,153
921,011
1922
7,576
36,629
889,877
934,082
1923
588,302
63,052
934,395
1,585,749
1924
289,938
57,593
933,772
1,281,303
1925
18,663
45,848
964,261
1,028,773
1926
741
59,903
1,009,814
1,070,458
1927
22,000
77,201
1,127,460
1,226,661
1928
105,469
57,226
1,149,391
1,312,086
1929
673,185
74,968
1,213,521
1,961,674
1930
351,638
72,927
1,276,118
1,700,684
1931
690,414
59,634
1,359,876
2,109,924
1932
440,776
52,637
1,406,152
1,899,565
1933
15,142
39,350
1,407,413
1,461,905
1934
29
50,357
1,434,950
1,485,336
1935
72,419
40,507
1,448,697
1,561,622
For years prior to 1912 see School Report of 1917.
301
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
TABLE 7- POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1934-1935
1842
1,013
1906
70,875
1921
94,500
1850
3,540
1907
72,000
1922
98,000
1860
8,025
1908
75,500
1923
99,000
1865
9,366
1909
75,500
1924
100,440
1870
14,693
1910
77,236
1925
99,032
1875
21,594
1911
78,000
1926
101,000
1880
24,985
1912
80,000
1927
102,000
1885
29,992
1913
81,000
1928
104,000
1890
40,117
1914
85,000
1929
105,000
1895
52,200
1915
86,854
1930
103,604
1900
61,643
1916
88,000
1931
104,000
1901
63,000
1917
93,000
1932
104,000
1902
65,273
1918
91,000
1933
104,000
1903
67,500
1919
91,500
1934
104,000
1905
69,272
1920
93,033
1935
100,773
School Census
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age
inclusive, October 1, 1935
18,881
School Registration
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, inclusive, October 1, 1935 :-
In public schools
14,172
In private schools Total
18,726
Number of compulsory school age, 7 to 13 inclusive:
In public schools, males
4,631
females
4,401
9,032
In private schools, males
1,589
females
1,742
3,331
Total
12,363
4,554
302
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 8-Attendance of the Public Schools for the School Year 1934-1935
SCHOOLS.
Annual
Enrollment.
Average
Membership.
Average
Attendance.
Per cent. of
Attendance.
No. Attending
in October.
' No. Attending
in June.
High
3,468
3,151
2,915
92.6
3,348
3.063
Northeastern Jr. High
1,552
1,481
1,398
94.4
1,492
1,469
Southern Jr. High
1,335
1,283
1,206
94.0
1,304
1,257
Western Jr. High
1,298
1,266
1,201
94.9
1,278
1,242
Boys' Vocational
174
161
153
95.0
166
145
Prescott
860
777
727
93.4
782
777
Hanscom
474
523
486
93.0
535
527
Bennett
400
365
343
94.0
375
361
Baxter
210
192
177
92.3
188
189
Knapp
382
352
330
93.4
355
351
Perry
194
184
168
91.3
183
183
Pope.
487
491
463
94.6
469
502
Cummings
319
296
276
93.2
297
291
*Edgerly
182
Glines
528
495
471
95.1
501
486
Grimmons
273
257
238
92.6
261
255
Forster
749
740
680
92.0
744
721
Bingham
610
577
540
93.6
576
565
Carr
521
473
447
94.5
485
466
Morse
420
400
379
94.7
407
394
Proctor
266
253
239
94.5
255
254
Durell
106
103
98
95.2
97
108
Burns
290
262
243
93.0
261
269
Brown
422
386
361
93.5
382
390
Highland
350
315
293
93.0
315
320
Hodgkins
508
477
444
93.1
470
485
Cutler
832
766
701
91.5
805
736
Lincoln
163
148
139
94.3
156
136
Lowe
240
225
209
93.1
220
232
Atypical
120
104
92
88.4
101
94
Sight Saving
10
11
10
94.4
11
11
Continuation
68
99
79
81.1
45
35
Total
17,811
16,613
15,506
93.3
16,864 16,314
Total for 1933-34
17,903
16,616
15,591
93.8
16,785
16,366
* Building torn down; new building being erected.
303
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 9-Statistics of High School for School Year ending June, 1935
Number of teachers, including Head Master
117
Number of days school kept 177
Number enrolled
3,468
Average number belonging
3,151
Average daily attendance
2,915
Tardinesses
9,133
In class 1937, September
1,393
June
1,223
Per Cent, of loss
12.2
In class 1936, September
1,017
June
871
Per Cent. of loss
18.7
In class 1935, September
833
June
827
Per Cent. of loss
0.7
Special Students, October
51
June
42 17.6
Total, September
3,348
June
2,965
Per Cent. of loss
11.1
Number of graduates, male
417
Number of graduates, female
404
Total
821
Average age, male graduates
18 yrs. 1 mo ..
Average age, female graduates
18 yrs. 1 mo.
Number of graduates entering college
79
Number of graduates entering scientific schools
14
Number of graduates entering normal schools
25
Cost of instruction
$261,668.72
Cost of supplies
13,384.53
Total
$275,053.25
Per capita cost of instruction
83.04
Per capita cost of supplies
4.25
Total cost per capita
87.29
Per Cent. of loss
304
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 10-Pupils by Grades, June, 1935
TEACHERS.
PUPILS.
Men.
Women.
SCHOOL.
GRADE.
Regular.
Assistants.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
Never in First Grade Before
High
Special
22
20
42
Twelfth
423
404
827
Eleventh
499
472
971
Tenth
604
619
1223
Total
45
71
1
1,548
1,515
3,063
Junior High
Ninth
616
740
1,356
Eighth
631
632
1,263
Seventh
676
673
1,349
Total
50
114
2
1,923
2,045
3,968
Elementary
Sixth
9
38
2
637
699
1,336
Fifth
1
36
1
663
654
1,317
Fourth
39
2
688
678
1,366
Third.
38
3
692
640
1,332
Second
.10
1
711
632
1,343
First.
40
4
775
638
1,413
1299
Total
10
231
13
4,166
3,941
8,107
Kindergarten
16
12
- 460
431
891
Special
7
13
Sight Saving
1
6
5
11
Cadets
1
11
Atypical
8
59
35
94
Boys' Vocational ...
12
145
145
Independent
Household Arts
1
Americanization
1
Continuation
2
1
20
15
35
Grand Total
127
468
28
8,327
7,987
16,314
305
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 1.1-Pupils in High, Junior High, Elementary, Vocational and Continuation Schools, 1934-1935
High
School
Junior
High
Schools
Elementary
Schools
Kinder-
gartens
Vocational
for Boys
Atypical
Schools
Sight
Saving
Continuation
School
Total
Annual enrollment
3468
4185
8686
1101
174
120
10
68
17,811
Average membership
3151
4030
8128
929
161
104
11
99
16,613
Average attendance
2915
3805
7637
815
153
92
10
79
15,506
Per cent. of attendance.
92.6
94.4
94.0
87.7
95.0
88.4
94.4
81.1
93.3
Number cases of tardiness
9133
1843
3728
155
226
261
·2
184
15,532
Number cases of dismissal
1343
1224
1757
17
77
24
1
27
4,470
Membership, October, 1934
3348
4074
8149
970
166
101
11
45
16,864
Membership, June, 1935
3063
3968
8107
891
145
94
11
35
16,314
No. cases corp. punishment
5
5
Table .12-Number of Pupils Admitted to Grade 1 in September
SCHOOL.
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Prescott
76
78
82
96
72
Hanscom
80
60
70
108
117
Bennett ..
75
60
50
42
49
Baxter
29
29
23
27
37
Knapp
47
38
32
31
33
Pope
83
59
80
60
67
Cummings
65
51
51
74
64
Grimmons.
58
51
49
39
46
Forster
93
92
94
130
118
Bingham
73
101
80
71
70
Carr
60
51
57
44
55
Morse
55
46
60
50
53
Proctor
40
30
35
32
29
Durell
28
35
18
21
26
Burns
59
63
68
64
68
Brown®
53
53
55
48
56
Hodgkins
59
71
60
83
61
Cutler
114
92
121
111
114
Lincoln
35
36
41
40
26
Lowe
73
50
67
43
57
Total
1,362
1,296
1,330
1,289
1,299
32
37
30
31
38
Perry
44
43
Edgerly
75
69
69
Glines.
44
38
School
Class
306
ANNUAL REPORTS
Table 13-Eighth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1935
Promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade in the Junior High School corresponds to the promotion from the last grade of a grammar school to the High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class
in June
No. Promoted to
Grade 9
No. Entering Grade 9
No. Entering Schools
Outside City
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Voca-
No. Entering Other
Junior High Schools In City
Northeastern Junior High
481
464
455
1
3
4
1
Southern Junior High
351
325
305
1
4
4
5
Western Junior High
452
432
417
4
1
2
0
Total
1284
1221 1177
6
00
10
6
14
Table13A-Ninth Grade Promotions, Junior High Schools, June, 1935
Promotion from the ninth grade to the tenth is the promo- tion from the Junior High School to the Senior High School. The tenth grade corresponds to the second year of a four-year High School.
SCHOOL
Number in Class
No. Promoted to
High School
No. Entering
Somerville High
Other Schools, Pub-
lic or Private
No. Going to Work
No. Not Located
No. Entering Boys'
Vocational School
No. Remaining at Home
Northeastern Junior High
509
501
*448
17
28 10
0 8
4
4
Southern Junior High
454
435
397
7
11
Western Junior High
406
393
364
23
1
3
1
1
Total
1369
1329 1209.
47
39
11
7
16
tional School
00 00 C
in June
School
No. Entering
2
Includes 1 who has died.
307
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Table 14-Comparative Statistics of the Attendance Department for the School Year, 1934-1935
1934
1935
Change
Number of visits to the schools
809
650
-159
Number of visits to the homes
2,351
2,158
-193
Number of cases investigated
1,654
1,563
-81
Number of cases found to be truancy or absenteeism
301
323
+22
Number of different pupils who were tru- ants or habitual absentees
163
182
+19
Number who were truants for the first time Number who were truants for the second time
35
36
+1
Number who were truants for three or more times
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